5587 Lawton Avenue, Oakland - Presented by Jackie Care

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5587 Lawton Avenue

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Highlights

What a rare renovation opportunity on one of the most sought after streets in this A+ Rockridge location!

If you dream of living close to BART and College avenue and are looking for a home to renovate to your taste, here it is!

Enjoy sitting on the generous front porch and greeting neighbors who pass by, appreciate the shade afforded by this functional styling.

Craftsman afficionados will appreciate the untouched woodwork paneling and built-ins, the beautiful original windows with their classic fittings and stained glass detailing.

There are two bedrooms and a third suitable for an office or whatever works for you. The generous and barely touched kitchen leads to a laundry room, update to suit, and maybe a half bath is possible here?

Upstairs is a large attic, appx 290 sq ft with a finished room and closet. The rest of the attic is potential expansion space. More ambitous types will ponder options for the good sized basement and the stricken but reclaimable garage.

All this and enjoy living on the sunny side of the street where tomatoes do well!

Neighborhood

Cross Alcatraz Avenue, which divides Oakland and Berkeley, and you’ll find yourself in Rockridge, one of Oakland's most desirable, charming, and convenient neighborhoods. Housing in Rockridge is a combination of charming bungalows, cottages, classic Arts and Crafts dwellings, and large brown-shingle houses. Its leafy streets are mainly residential. Rockridge offers an easy commute into San Francisco via the Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) station, as well as access to the University of California, Berkeley Campus. The 100-year-old, four-acre campus of the California College of Art and Crafts is nearby. Food-and-drink purveyors in Rockridge provide the best from around the world and local farms. Rockridge Market Hall, which takes its cue from the French Marché, offers numerous individual food and flower shops open to the sidewalk. Dozens of restaurants, cafes, and boutiques line bustling College Avenue, Rockridge's main drag.